ArroweSound Hospital Radio

ArroweSound Hospital Radio entertains the patients and staff of Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral. Its service began in 1973 and now also reaches people listening at home. Music and friendly presentation form the centre of a station whose audience includes those receiving care, the people working around them and families following the same programmes from outside the hospital.

Requests and messages give patients a direct connection with the studio. Alongside its own presenters, the station carries Airplay40, a chart programme based on records played by participating radio stations. That combination allows personal selections and familiar favourites to sit alongside contemporary popular music, rather than confining the service to one musical period.

The organisation first broadcast as Radio Catherine from St Catherine's Hospital in Birkenhead, also serving Birkenhead General. Arrowe Park joined its audience after opening in 1982, and the later Arrowe Sound name reflected that connection. A move to Clatterbridge Health Park in 2021 brought it alongside sister station Radio Clatterbridge. Its programme includes country and jazz interests as well as Greasepaint and Stage Lights, a strand devoted to musical theatre.

A registered charity, ArroweSound is operated entirely by volunteers. Its Sound magazine introduces the team and shares stories from the organisation with patients and supporters. Broadcasting, request collecting and the magazine all contribute to a service with a longstanding presence in the hospital and a continuing relationship with the wider Wirral community.